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Algebra.Com's Answer #537506 by josgarithmetic(39617) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Borrow! The $\"1%2F2\"$ is too small to remove $\"2%2F3\"$ from it, but the $\"3\"$ is big enough to give 1 over to the $\"1%2F2\"$ . \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"3%263%2F6-4%2F6\"$ , when rewritten for common denominator;
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2%2B%286%2F6%2B3%2F6%29-4%2F6\"$ , the borrowing from the 3.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Continue from there and then simplify. \n" ); document.write( "

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